Be still oh beating heart within me

Be still oh beating heart within me
That beats so often for itself
So little does it care of anyone else
But be soft, be still, as best you may
That I may pause to reflect and pray this day

What noise is this in my head
By which all doubts and fears are fed
Your cries so loud within me
They torture me in this shroud
Oh that I could break free and meet with thee

Will you loose my chains
Will you guide me through this maze
How these past nights and days
I wander, though as I do
I pray that I might meet with you

Always you, may it ever be
May I cast aside all other things
That keep me from your love
For nothing else is there which satisfies
Nothing else is so steadfast

You keep this course with me
Though I cannot see where it leads
Only to rest in your arms when my strength is gone
And to carry on, where ere this journey may lead
So, with all speed may we steady on

For what can hold us back
When fear is calmed as the storms at sea
We will pass through this mystery
Together we shall eagerly behold
That which once we could not see
Now transcends all time and space

We have found company in this place
But to rest in His unchanging grace
Tis all we need
As we cast all other things aside
For in Him alone we abide

-Joshua Lee Foist